King Charles III’s Coronation: How to Watch and What to Expect
variety.comK.J. Yossman The coronation of King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla, set to take place in the U.K. on Saturday morning local time, is likely to be the last major royal event for at least a decade, with thousands of guests attending Westminster Abbey in person and hundreds of millions more watching on screens across the world.
But what does a coronation actually involve? And where can you watch? Variety is here to answer all your burning royal questions.
Technically the crown passed to King Charles the moment that his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died last September (which is why he’s been known as King Charles since that day).
But the coronation will see him officially invested with regal powers, which are mostly ceremonial these days. The ceremony, which will see the Archbishop of Canterbury place a crown on the King’s head and anoint him with holy oil, will take around two hours followed by a parade back to Buckingham Palace.
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